Work Truck Magazine, December 2017

DECEMBER 2017 WORK TRUCK 23 mended to change the way your fleet vehicles are loaded to emphasize cargo security such as a new shelving system or additional securement policies Cameras are one solution that allows companies to monitor driver behavior However it requires investment and it may not be a fit for all companies One utility contractor purchased smartphone safes for all of its service technicians The safe locks the phone in place out of sight from the driver and remains locked until the vehicle is parked With its latest update Apple iPhones that run on iOS 11 can turn off all notifications while driving which can also cut down on the temptation to check a mobile device There are communication systems on the market that do the same turning off communications from management or dispatchers while the vehicle is on and moving STAYING REALISTIC Of course change takes time This is especially true for a policy that seeks to influence a drivers behavior Supervisors managers and even employees should hold each other accountable and make it part of the company culture to establish long term change The change may affect operations If more drivers have to pull over to the side of the road to answer a text or input an address into their GPS system for a minute it can add up over the course of a day especially when serving a high volume of customers WT PHOTO GETTY IMAGES According to a September 2017 report from AAA trucks with more than 10000 pounds GVWR traveled approximately 280 billion miles on U S roads in 2015 They were involved in more than 400000 crashes which resulted in 116000 injuries and 4067 deaths AAA conducted benefit cost analyses for four advanced safety technologies Installing lane departure warning systems on all existing and new trucks could potentially prevent as many as 6372 crashes 1342 injuries and 115 deaths annually Installing video based onboard safety monitoring systems on all existing and new trucks could potentially prevent as many as 63000 crashes 17733 injuries and 293 deaths annually Installing automatic emergency braking systems on all existing and new trucks could potentially prevent as much as 5294 crashes 2753 injuries and 55 deaths annually Installing air disc brakes on all existing and new combination unit trucks could potentially prevent as many as 2411 crashes 1447 injuries and 37 deaths annually SOURCE AAA SOURCE AAA SOURCE NHTSA SOURCE NHTSA SOURCE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH AAA Technology on the Road Distracted Driving by the Numbers 481000 Estimated number of drivers using electronic devices on the road during daytime hours in 2016 3450 Fatalities in distraction affected crashes in 2016 Thats 92 of all motor vehicle fatalities in 2016 2 Removing eyes from the road for two sec onds doubles the risk of a crash 27 Seconds it takes to regain full attention after issuing voice commands u u u u

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